Struck by falling object unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, 510 Preston St., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a stage when they were struck by a falling box and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with an injured hip that required surgery.
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A temporary employee was rigging secondary steel when the steel joist fell to the ground and struck his lower left leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
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